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Clemson is the new king, but Alabama will be back, along with Georgia, Ohio State and Notre Dame, while a couple of teams from Texas elbow their way into the top 10.

This will be Chaney's second stint at Tennessee. He was the Vols' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for four seasons from 2009 to '12 and worked under both Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley. Sources told ESPN that Chaney, 56, is expected to become one of the highest-paid offensive coordinators in the country with his new deal at Tennessee.

Chaney replaces Tyson Helton, who left Tennessee after one season to become the head coach at Western Kentucky.

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"Sources told ESPN that Chaney, who had two years left on his three-year contract at Georgia, had grown frustrated with co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach James Coley's involvement in game planning and play calling”

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"Sources told ESPN that Chaney, who had two years left on his three-year contract at Georgia, had grown frustrated with co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach James Coley's involvement in game planning and play calling”

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I still dont quite understand why Coley was the choice in the first place

I'd guess it has something to do with Jimbo Fisher trying to hire him away last year and something like a handshake deal from Kirby to keep him -- probably a guarantee that he would be promoted if Chaney ever left or got pushed out. And we can't forget that Kirby seems to prioritize hiring top notch recruiters over cutting edge X's and O's coaches. Coley is a beast recruiter; bringing in an outside OC might have cost us Coley.

There are a lot of different reasons why it could be Coley. And as bad as he might have been in Miami, he never had the level of talent to coach there that he would have here.

I just come back to "Trust Kirby."

EDIT: Apparently the Lupoi rumor as DC has some teeth to it, according to Americus. Obviously it's not a done deal and there are still other candidates, but the mutual interest does indeed seem real.

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Heard some talks about promoting from within, but I’m hearing several NFL guys names floating around. This is not a up and comer kind of position. A splash is what is expected, especially since Kirby is a defensive coach by trade

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LG appreciate your perspective, who do you think we get get for offensive coordinator and for tight end coaching? Thanks

I know you asked about OC, but Keep this name, Kris Richard DC. If he doesn’t get a pro HC position this year, we are ready to throw kitchen sink his way. He has the FIRE, youth and energy that Kirby wants

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U-G-A. Let's go Dawgs! Open this **** thing up, let's sling the ball around the yard, make another Georgia native a high profile celebrity, first and foremost beat Florida, and then kick Alabama's a_ss baby. Sic 'em!!!